Tax calculation account method as a potential method of taxing financial services
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7251/ACE1625111SKeywords:
financial services, tax calculation account, VATAbstract
Financial services represent one of the most problematic areas when it comes to their taxation by value added tax. These problems stem from their nature. Although these services are generally exempted from taxation, in theory and practice there are some suggestions on how they could be included in the VAT base. The main purpose of this paper is to present a proposal that might be acceptable from the point of taxation of financial services.
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